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The Tech Trend: The proliferation of Generative and Agentic AI is transforming workflows, creating unprecedented capabilities but also overwhelming teams with data, ambiguity, and ethical complexity. The challenge is no longer a lack of information, but a crisis of judgment.
The Leadership Opportunity: Companies that thrive will be those whose leaders can augment their own intelligence with AI, making faster, smarter, and more courageous decisions than the competition. The opportunity is to cultivate human leaders who can master human-machine teaming, cut through the noise, and provide clear, mission-critical direction when the digital battlefield is most chaotic. This is essential for any organization looking to lead in the age of AI.
This keynote provides a framework for leaders to:
The Tech Trend: Cybersecurity has evolved from an IT issue to a constant, dynamic threat to the entire organization. Advanced tools provide a layer of protection, but the most sophisticated threats exploit the weakest link: human behavior and a fragmented culture.
The Leadership Opportunity: To move beyond passive compliance and forge a proactive, resilient cybersecurity culture. This involves transforming every employee, from engineering to HR, into an active defender of the organization. The goal is to build a culture so strong that it becomes a competitive advantage, trusted by customers and feared by adversaries. This keynote equips your organization to:
The Tech Trend: The relentless pressure for rapid innovation cycles has created a burnout epidemic. Top talent is exhausted, creativity is suffering, and the "hustle at all costs" mentality is leading to diminished returns, high turnover, and fragile products.
The Leadership Opportunity: To shift from a culture of burnout to a sustainable cadence of peak performance. The world’s most elite teams, including fighter squadrons, are built for marathon, not just a sprint. The opportunity lies in building an operational rhythm that drives elite results, fosters creativity, and retains top talent for the long haul. The Leadership Opportunity: To shift from a culture of burnout to a sustainable cadence of peak performance. The world’s most elite teams—including fighter squadrons—are built for marathon, not just a sprint. The opportunity lies in building an operational rhythm that drives elite results, fosters creativity, and retains top talent for the long haul. This keynote delivers actionable strategies to:
The Tech Trend: Remote and hybrid models are permanent fixtures, but they create significant challenges in maintaining cultural cohesion, building deep trust, and ensuring radical alignment on strategic goals.
The Leadership Opportunity: To build a distributed team that is more connected, accountable, and mission-focused than its co-located competitors. This requires an intentional and disciplined approach to communication and culture that transcends physical location. The opportunity is to master the art of leading a squadron, even when its pilots are spread across the globe. This keynote provides a blueprint for how to:
As we navigate an era of unprecedented disruption, leaders are increasingly challenged by market volatility, technological shifts, and global competition.
This Keynote Serves Leaders & Teams Who Are:
The Audience Will Leave With:
Hasard’s leadership and decision-making under uncertainty are forged from direct, high-stakes experience as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with over 80 combat missions. His expertise extends to developing leaders, having instructed hundreds of fighter pilots, while leading strategic innovation through his involvement with the F-35 program. He also spearheaded an organizational AI transformation within the U.S. Air Force, yielding methodologies now adopted by air forces internationally. These principles were the basis of his Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Art of Clear Thinking, and he now applies these insights to help Fortune 500 companies like Meta, IBM, and Microsoft develop actionable strategies to lead their teams to victory.
What sets a keynote by Hasard apart is a multi-faceted approach designed for lasting impact. It begins with his real-world, high-stakes leadership experience. Hasard hasn’t just studied leadership; he’s lived it, leading pilots in combat and making life-or-death decisions. This gives his message a rare and compelling authenticity that audiences immediately recognize and connect with.
To further maximize your event’s success and extend its value, Hasard provides comprehensive support. This includes a world-class marketing package with engaging videos and promotional content to help you boost attendance and build buzz around the event. His commitment is to fostering a lasting impact where success is measured by progress in the months after the event. He facilitates this by providing targeted resources, such as a customized Field Guide for every attendee. This actionable blueprint distills key insights and strategies from the keynote, tailored to their specific challenges, ensuring they can reference and apply learnings.
In addition, Hasard conducts an after action debrief a month after the event to answer questions and provide guidance to ensure the momentum continues to grow.
Yes, Hasard and his team are available for a discovery call for your event. Please reach out via the contact form.
Yes, Hasard has extensive experience in both live and virtual formats.
As a fighter pilot, Hasard specialized in executing complex missions under extreme pressure, often adapting to unexpected circumstances with minimal lead time. He brings that same decisive, ‘mission-first’ mindset to every engagement. So, regardless of your event’s lead time, please fill out the Booking Inquiry Form. Hasard will review your request and do his utmost to find a way to support your event. If he is already scheduled, he’s committed to helping you find another outstanding speaker who can deliver for your audience.
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